I have been at Manhattan College since 1975. The list of publications at the website testify to the fact that many undergraduate students at Manhattan College have participated in these research projects and many have been co-authors on peer-reviewed publications. I have been the Catherine and Robert Fenton Endowed Chair of Biology since January 2005. The endowed chair position has allowed our research team to do research in places like Australia, Ecuador, the southwest United States. Many other locations are planned for the near future. We have recently published some very important research on the mechanical stresses of tree branches and on the structure and function of many mangrove species in Florida and Australia.